New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-24
HANLAN BEATS GA UDA UR.
A RACE In DARKNESS At PULLMAN.

THE SPECTATORS BELIEVE THE CONTEST WAS
HIPPUDRoME-HANLANs TALK BEFORE THE
RACE
CHICAGO. July % tspeeiat. largo crowd gathered
Pullman this afternoon to Edward Hanlan and Jacob
Gaudaur their Decoration Day match over again.
Most OF the people who witnessed that contest thought
at the time that it decisive between the two men,
and when a match made 1t was set down to
Harans stubborn unwngness to open his eyes to the
fact that his day great oarsman was over However
1t may be as to Hanlan's decadence, IL was
recognized by those who have been
watching his work since coming to Pullman
for his present match that going to strip vastly
different from what he did May 80. and that he
had grimy determined to defeat Gaudaur II it was with
In his power In this match he rowed for his own money
and trained assduousy. The absolute confidence which
prevailed among Gaudaurs supporters became overcast
The match rowed over n three-mile with turn
course and was for $1,000 side ana 70 per cent OF inc
receipts OF which the winner takes go cent and
Il am negiectns my business and losing hundreds Of
Manlan to reporter today. II have over
$4,000 invested there in summer resort temporarily
idiing away my time here training this race with
Gaudaur. have done it because believe am the
''should Gaudsur win to-day will you admit his su-
"Yos. sir II lose I'll admit that Jake Gaudaur is
the best sculler over pulled against" ,...ogw
"No; I am going to Australia to try conclusions with
him moro. I not 10 be satisfied that because
ever that il Beach outrows time will own up
and never again tonch an oar professionally" .,u.,
What do you think or Bubears attack on you printed
In The Boston Globe "
"Bubear is my enemy for life. 49, He has wronged me.
snd NE es , g ana him we he Sa Pull
He is man without character and the sooner he
sional soHiling He twice proposed resort
unprofessiona and unfair scheme TO gull the public and
the first money prize for which rowed there. re-
pulsed his proposition and told him that would get first
prime n i b' Mo wan nU ge to hear any such
proposition from the champion Of England There were
second. GConnor third. while Bubcar was nowhere"
"Dd ron agree to pay Bubear anything for training
youi" ,,.., ,u,,. -. y. :. NJ
trainer He is Ignorant and illiterae oarsman
But the public is not Interested In any per-
sonsl CONTROVERSY between Bubear and myself, and
shall say nothing lie claims TO be anxi ous TO get
on big match with somebody. II he will come to Toronto
| will furnish boy who will him for any amount
he likes mile TO FIVE. This boy has never beaten
aproessons nor aas he ever won race "nef' "0
Jake" Gaudaur after returning from short practice
How do knowi Why. I'm TO row man I've beaten
once Before didn't know what could 90 WIN hih
Contrary to general expectation the proved to be
West Hanlan nominaily defeated Gaudaur. The race
seemed nothing and In particular success not
even in the matter OF gate receipts About 1000 people
oniy were present instead 900 expected
Those STAYED away had cause 10 congratulate then
selves for the whole affair was characterized by execra
bic management TO say nothing of the suspicion that
the itself partook OF the nature OK hlppodrone
Ike the last between the men, todays race
was rowed under peculiar conditions Their race on
Decoration Day took place IN the midst OF binding ram
that prevented close watch being kept To-day they
rowed dark and watching OF any kind was impos
bic. When Hanlan finished In front OF The grand stand
,audaur was a quarter OF mile away out in the middle
of the lake No shore could him and tutnor.
OF ali kinds prevalent Some believed that he hAd
been capszed. when others thought he had given up
and had been taken aboard the press boat
At the outset Gaudaur took tho lead aud was halt
length long the pair could be seen from the
press boat That scarcely more than third OF tue
course, the smoke OF the tugs ana the darkness
speedily hid them view Both pulling thirty
four strokes 10 the minute. They turned the STAKE
and were nearly half way 20 the line before tne
/ wretched tub provided press boat again
| allowed sight OF oarsman. Hanlan was now
eight or ten boat lengths ahead o. Gaudaur'
who astonishIngy wide OF the course and kept So
friendly shouts from the reporters Al
this iuncture Gaudaur .pured I'm way that showed he
could have wop he chose but though nishingon about
equal terms wfU Hanau as could be judged ne
was DISQUALIFIED his position aud tho race was gwen
10 Hanan After the contest was over, Mr. ST. Jonn the
hacker OF audanr stated ihat no had told GandauI TO
lose tho race. Mr. st. John explained that he dh TINS
knowing that Gnadaur could not afford TO aueinp,
10 win when the agreement not compiled with ana
The water was so much in favor OF Ianap Hanans
time 2OJ2